Next Time, This Time - Jim Croce

When the fire inside that burns so bright Begins to grow faded It can be hard to see the ground on which you stand Though you may not be afraid of walkin' in the darkness You will feel like a stranger in this land You can try to carve a faith out of your own But a broken spirit may dry out the bone And the edges of the night may cause you sorrow You know I may not be around this time tomorrow But I'll always be with you Yeah, I'll always be with you When the hope that you hold tightly to has all but vanished And there are no words of comfort to be found You will know what it means to be lost and without love May you fight to kill that deafening sound But our holy dreams of yesterday aren't gone They still haunt us like the ghosts of Babylon And the breakin' of the day might bring you sorrow You know I may not be around this time tomorrow But I'll always be with you I'll always be with you Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh You can try to carve a faith out of your own But a broken spirit may dry out the bone And the edges of the night may cause you sorrow You know I may not be around this time tomorrow But our holy dreams of yesterday aren't gone They still haunt us like the ghosts of Babylon And the breakin' of the day might bring you sorrow You know I may not be around this time tomorrow But I'll always be with you I will always be with you I will always be with you I'll always be with you

Ran into you yesterday Memories rushed through my brain Its starting to hit me Now you're not with me I realize I made a mistake I thought that I needed some space But i just let love go to waste Its so crystal clear now That I need you here now I gotta get you back today This time I want it all This time I want it all Showing you all the cards Giving you all my heart This time I'll take the challenge This time I'll be your man I can be all you need This time it's all of me I hit the bar every night Looking to score a good time Its not like I planned it Left empty handed Cause Im still alone in my mind Now what will it take to feel right Can i come see you tonight Is there someone new now What can i do now Cause i need you back by my side This time I want it all This time I want it all Showing you all the cards Giving you all my heart This time I'll take the challenge This time I'll be your man I can be all you need This time its all of me Last time I wasnt sure. This time i will give you more Im more mature I'll show you Last time i didnt know I messed up let her let you go I need you, dont say no Laying alone in this room All that is missing is you Pick up the phone Wont you come home This time i want it all This time i want it all I'm showing you all the cards Giving you all my heart This time Ill take the challenge This time Ill be your man I can be all you need This time its all of me All of me

Not this time, you niggas never see me broke I got 10 different plugs tryna send me dope Not this time, I'll never let 'em murder me And I'll never let another bitch turn on me Not this time, it's all about the money this time (This time) It's all about the money I got 'em this time, remember how you done me last time? (Last time) Remember how you done me? But not this time It's okay for you to say that you don't fuck with me It's okay, cause it ain't hard to see that I don't fuck with you I don't play and niggas know that if you fuck with me It's guaranteed that them shooters gon' be comin' through I move the mid, touch the ye, you know what's up with me I do it big, that's the only way I know to do Pac gone, now you mothafuckas stuck with me I run with niggas only wear it if the fit is blue Right before I go to sleep I load up the clip Pray to God that I wake up cause I got dope to flip Tinted windows on my cars, you know I roll up a zip Niggas scared to go and get it but I take them road trips Yellow bone on them broads and she got her own whip Have a nigga seein' stars when I feel them soft lips I used to give niggas passes, now I whoop niggas' asses Cashville will not have it Not this time, you niggas never see me broke I got 10 different plugs tryna send me dope Not this time, I'll never let 'em murder me And I'll never let another bitch turn on me Not this time, it's all about the money this time (This time) It's all about the money I got 'em this time, remember how you done me last time? (Last time) Remember how you done me? But not this time It's cool for you to say that you don't speak to me 'Cause truthfully, I don't wanna speak to you I got 10 different plugs talkin' 'bout meetin' me I never understood this shit that broke people do Shawty tell your baby daddy he ain't seein' me I got work, I got enough that I can feed him too All these bad bitches, nigga she ain't leavin' me These hoes know the difference between me and you I just cut the grass so I can see all of the snakes Got 'em out the way and made 'em send me all the weight Anybody ever doubted me, know that was a mistake They tell me that they love me but now I know it's fake I never let 'em lie to me again to my face I never call these rap niggas friends cause they ain't I used to let these niggas get a pass, now I can't "This nigga lost his mind" is what you think But not this time, you niggas never see me broke I got 10 different plugs tryna send me dope Not this time, I'll never let 'em murder me And I'll never let another bitch turn on me Not this time, it's all about the money this time (This time) It's all about the money I got 'em this time, remember how you done me last time? (Last time) Remember how you done me? But not this time It's cool for you to say that you don't shower me 'Cause truthfully I ain't tryna serve you It ain't cool for you to say what you just got from me That's the shit that make a real nigga hurt you Get some money while you motherfuckers watching me Its way past a broke nigga curfew I'm never lookin' back, it ain't no stoppin' me Remember how you done me? But not this time

I looked out across The river today Saw a city in the fog and an old church town where the seagulls play Saw the sad shire horses walking home In the sodium light Two priests on the ferry October geese on a cold winter's night All this time The river flowed Endlessly To the sea Two priests came 'rounf Our house tonight One young, one old To offer prayers for the dying to serve the final rite One to learn, one to teach Which way the cold wind blows And fussing and flapping in priestly black Like a murder of crows All this time The river flowed Endlessly To the sea If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river And I'd bury the old man I'd bury him at sea Blessed are the poor For they shall inherit the Earth Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle As these words were spoken I swear I hear the old man laughing "What good is a used up world, and how could it be worth having?" All this time The river flowed Endlessly Like a silent tear All this time The river flowed Father, if Jesus exists Then how come he never lived here? Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Teachers told us The Romans built this place They built a wall and a temple and an Edge of the Empire garrison town They lived and they died They prayed to their Gods But the stone Gods did not make a sound And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left Were the stones the workmen found All this time The river flowed In the falling light Of a Northern sun If i had my way Take a boat from the river Men go crazy in congregations They only get better one by one Yeah, yeah (one by one) Yeah, yeah (one by one) Yeah, yeah (one by one) Yeah, yeah (I looked out across) Yeah, yeah (The river today) Yeah, yeah (Saw a city in the fog and an old church town) Yeah, yeah (Where the seagulls play) Yeah, yeah (Saw the sad shire horses walking home) Yeah, yeah (In the sodium light) Yeah, yeah (Two priests on the ferry) Yeah, yeah (October geese on a cold winter's night)

Dead! dead! I come to kill bwoy Assassinate and to destroy Him made a certain noise that we enjoy Lawd a mercy Bwoy yuh dead this time Mi have ah gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time How him sour like lime Ready status mi nah guh speak mi mind Ah guy si di sign and act like him blind Yuh diss badman with weapon like these Gunshot attack dem body like disease Dem ah travel suh hard never check dem speed Fly past things around and never look and read When badman ah arrive ah informa must leave Yuh know yuh wi dead bout murder ah steve Seh him ah murderer now him ah beg man please And ah bawl like baby him deh pon him knees Mi big gun pop out and shot start squeeze While gunshot ah sting bwoy body like bees Hey bwoy yuh dead this time Mi have ah gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time Hey mi sour like lime Ready status mi nah guh speak mi mind Ah guy si di sign and ah act like dem blind Well waterhouse seh dem fi read and Move along and proceed Ah brand new machine dem nah rush di MC's Mi gun ah fire nuff armor to plant seed And sunday mi gun nuh nyam nuh rice or peas Mi gun nuh have flu fi mi gun never sneeze Dem ah fight fi mi space tru envy and greed Waan live like me and nuh inna mi league Raise up get mi angry and get mi grief Tru dem suh badminded and so naive People ah test di killer like dog yuh gwaan Bleed Hey bwoy yuh dead this time Mi have ah gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time Hey mi sour like lime And seaview nah guh speak dem mind Ah guy si di sign and ah act like dem blind Suh yuh guh diss riverton ah coulda weh yuh believe Yuh diss big z ah copper shot yuh receive Gunshot yuh get yuh body blow like breeze bwoy! Mi gun nuh fire nuh gully bead Yuh nuh like read sign yuh nuh look and read Suh you end up round a back yuh never get rich lead Bwoy yuh nuh know how fi maintain yuh speed Hey bwoy yuh dead this time Mi have ah gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time Hey mi sour like lime Ready status mi nah guh speak mi mind Ah guy si di sign and ah act like dem blind How yuh guh diss T.G. with weapon like these Gunshot attack yuh body like disease Yuh ah travel suh hard never check your speed Fly past junglist and never look and read When badman ah arrive and informa must leave Yuh know yuh wi dead bout murder ah steve Seh him ah murderer now him ah beg man please And ah bawl like baby him deh pon him knees Mi machine pop out while shot start squeeze And gunshot ah sting guy body like bees Bwoy yuh dead this time Mi got di gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time How him sour like lime Ready status mi nah guh speak mi mind Ah guy si di sign and act like dem blind But yuh guh diss badman ah coulda weh you believe Yuh diss badman ah gunshot you receive Gunshot yuh get yuh body blow like breeze bwoy! Mi gun nuh fire nuh gully bead yuh nuh like read sign Yuh nuh look and read Suh you end up round a back yuh never get rich lead Bwoy yuh nuh know how fi maintain yuh speed Hey bwoy yuh dead this time Mi got di gun ya name see it and blind Or dead same time Hey mi sour like lime Ready status mi nah guh speak mi mind Ah guy si di sign and act like him blind Well badman seh yuh fi read and Move along and proceed brand new machine never Rush di MC's

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا قَمَرْ، يَا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا، يا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِفِ الْقَمَرْ لُونِ الْوُرُودْ لُونِ الزّهِرْ فُوقِ الْخُدُودْ زَاد الْحَلا جَدايِلْ سُودْ جَدايِلْ سُودْ حِلِي الْكَرَزْ فَوْقْ شْفافِكْ آه يَا قَمَرْ حِلِفِ الْقَمَرْ لُونِ الْوُرُودْ لُونِ الزّهِرْ فُوقِ الْخُدُودْ زَاد الْحَلا جَدايِلْ سُودْ جَدايِلْ سُودْ حِلِي الْكَرَزْ فَوْقْ شْفافِكْ آه يَا قَمَرْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا يَا رُوحِي طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّوا بِينِ الْجُفُونْ طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّوا بِينِ الْجُفُونْ السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّواء بِينِ الْجُفُونْ طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّواء بِينِ الْجُفُونْ السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا قَمَرْ، يَا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ يا، يَا رُوحِي